Google Chrome has a new horizontal tab switcher being tested
Google is testing a new feature in Chrome mobile for Android right now that changes the tab switcher from a vertical layout to a horizontal one.
When you open the list of all tabs in Google Chrome mobile right now on Android, you get the list of open tabs and the sites loaded in those tabs. The sites are stacked vertically with one site displayed fully and others in front or behind the active tab.
Touch controls are provided to scroll though the list of open tabs and to load any tab that is open using the tab switcher.
Experimental features may come and go unannounced. While many make it into the stable version of Chrome eventually, the past has shown that some are removed again without being implemented at all.
The most recent version of Google Chrome Canary for Android includes an experimental feature that changes the tab switching interface of the mobile browser.
Here is what you need to do right now to enable the new horizontal tab switcher in the Chrome Canary:
- Make sure you have the most recent version of Chrome Canary for Android installed on your device. You can run the browser next to the stable version of Chrome or any other browser.
- Start Google Chrome Canary on the device.
- Load chrome://flags in the browser’s address bar.
- Search for enable horizontal tab switcher, or go to chrome://flags/#enable-horizontal-tab-switcher to jump directly to it.
- Flip the preference from “default” to “enabled”.
- Restart the mobile browser with a tap on the relaunch now button.
You will notice that the display of open tabs changed when you open the list of open tabs after the restart.
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